A Grief Lived
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Yes - this is the part that kept me from beginning. You see, this had to begin with your death. I didn’t want to re-live it (what a strange problem for your survivors... re-living your death). I don’t guess you have this problem, do you? I guess you have all the answers now. But you’re not the one that needs them. How ironic. Once again, I’m led back to the ‘truth’ we have re-discovered a hundred times since you died: The process is the important part, not the answers. God - this must be one hell of a lesson.....being human.
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About the Book
In A Grief Lived, the reader is swept into the immediacy of the struggle to save the life of Matt, Marcy’s husband. The tearing apart of the physical reality as Matt dies unexpectedly takes Marcy to the brink, where God, meaning, and life itself are all in doubt. We become privy to the innermost experience of one who traverses the landscape of grief. Through Elizabeth’s writing, we see the story of sisters whose love grows ever deeper when they are bonded through death and the life after it. And we see how a family closes ranks during a painful crisis to both grieve and grow through this most human experience.
What gives this book its unique character is that the story is told by two sisters. We see both the griever and caretaker in a simultaneous experience.
About the Author
Dr. Marcy J. Haag is associate dean at the College of Public Affairs and Community Service at the University of North Texas. She is a master trainer of Say It Straight,™ a communication skills program that prevents risky behaviors and promotes wellness.
Just two years into her graduate school work, her husband, Matt, abruptly died. At thirty-six, along with Matt, she lost the meaning in her life. In this work, we gain an insider’s perspective into the world of one widow living the experience of grief shaped by sudden death.
Elizabeth M. Quoetone is a meteorologist with the National Weather Service (NWS) Warning Decision Training Branch, which trains NWS forecasters on the complexity of severe-weather warnings.
The journey with her sister led to unexpected challenges and amazing discoveries. Elizabeth has since completed a five-year course of study in spiritual direction formation through the Benedictine Sisters at the Red Plains Monastery in Piedmont, Oklahoma. As a result, she is now providing spiritual direction to others on life's journey.